We stopped in a few days ago around 4-5pm and the service was great. But the cleanliness was impeccable the staff not only did they wipe the tables but they also wiped the chairs down. The food was amazing we enjoyed our QUESO FUNDIDO and TEX MEX FRIES were so delicious! read more

Have loved this place since I was a kid. Eat here every time I go back home at least once if not multiple times.

Wasn't as good as the last tie we ordered out, will go in and eat next time!! We use to go all the time, I got nachos and they were soggy, my husband's wasn't as good either! read more

Courteous and attentive service, pleasant dining space, always enjoy the food. Great family spot!

My boyfriend and I come here almost every Tuesday and it's always a great experience. The food isn't remarkable, but the half priced margaritas and nachos hit the spot every time. The service is always great as well. Highly recommend trying them on a Tuesday when you don't feel like cooking dinner! read more

Elenas is a Beaumont classic restaurant offering all your favorite Tex-Mex dishes. I have been eating here since I was kid and the food and quality has remained the same! This family owned restaurant has stood the test of time, and if you're ever in the South East Texas area you should add this to your list of places to try On this visit, I had the Super Nachos that consist of seasoned ground beef, chili con queso, lettuce, tomatoes, and shredded cheese. These should be called the mountain nachos because they pile the toppings a mile high. One of my favorite nachos I've ever had! 5/5 My boyfriend got the beef enchiladas and he head not disappointed! He said the Tex-Mex gravy had freest flavors and the beans were seasoned just right. 4/5 Last but not least is the complimentary salsa offered to you as soon as you take a seat. This salsa is so good good you could inhale it with a straw. If you're a fan of non chunky salsa this is the holy grail of salsa for you! 5/5 read more

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This is absolutely the best place to get Mexican food in this area. The fajitas are amazing on Wednesdays, they have Tecate Tuesdays to get you in the right mood. They also have some killer carne guisada and barbacoa!!! Elena's staff have always been very welcoming and friendly! If you want to be treated like family and get you a big ole full belly come to Elena's read more

The service here is great and the food is even better. It's a perfect blend of authentic Mexican cuisine and Tex-Mex that always leaves me wishing I had room for more. I've been eating here for 27 years and can say that it is still my favorite Mexican restaurant in Texas. If you read bad reviews on this establishment then it was most likely written by bad people. Good day. read more

Great food and friendly service. The ambiance is relaxing. The fajita dad is my favorite thing on the menu. Best TexMex in Beaumont. The hot sauce is a little too spicy for me. The fajilatas are the best items on the menu. Enchilada topped with fajita meat. read more

The corn and green beans made me give this place a higher rating. What an excellent surprise and the fajitas are excellent but the queso is never the same for me, the Margaritas are unbearable (I almost fest as is they doused it with sweet and sour) and the service is not always great but I still adore this place and the College location. You have to try the corn and green beans. read more

Elena's Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Beaumont, Texas

They don't want to sell a lot of margaritas, unless it's Tuesday night. While they are good drinks, the price tag for one is on the higher side (almost laughable) for similar establishments. There's nothing about it that merits the $6 price mark. Now on TUESDAYS they become $1.95 so have at it then, otherwise don't waste your time running up a bill. Food wise I have nothing bad to say. I also have nothing remarkable either. It's played pretty safe with low seasoning and high cheese ratio. There are better places, but they're are worse places, again I wouldn't bother drinking a couple here unless it was Tuesday. read more

Elena's Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Beaumont, Texas

Beaumont's got a running for worst restaurants, but this one is top as of now. I used to be a server and this was by far the worst service I've had. Waited 35 mins for a seat, 20 more minutes to even get a water in front of us, and an additional 30 mins for a quesadilla and fried mushrooms that were trash. RIDICULOUS. read more

Great for. Excrement service. Great chips and salsa. Always enjoy the great food and service here. If you get a chance you have to give it a try. read more

Yet another disappointing restaurant in Beaumont. Salsa and chips were yummy but...that was the best part of the meal. Beans and cheese nachos...really. The beans were so water it made the chips more limp than a cooked noodle. Chile Rellenos were okay, watery beans and strong cumin rice. Gave my BF and I upset stomachs. Will not be returning. read more

When I think of great Tex-Mex... the last place I think about is Elena's - I'd probably pick a Tex-Mex place in Iceland versus eating here. The salsa is watery, the service is meh (I always feel like they're laughing about the customers), the tortillas are store bought and bland, the beans are lifeless, the entrees are just meh and the flies.... ooooooh buddy - the flies. There are always flies here. The only thing that stands out here is the queso - it's seriously the only thing they season (have they not heard of salt and pepper?), and the flameado - if you eat it quickly, but everything else is mediocre at best. When you have restaurants like Del Rio or Carmelas in town, I don't understand why you'd waste calories eating here. read more

Worst Restaurant Ever, The Waitress Never Checked On Us Once The Food Was On The Table. Both Orders Were All Wrong, Food Wasn't Cooked Properly And Was Almost Cool To The Touch. They Charged Me For Two Full Orders On My Ticket Because I Added Shrimp. Horrible Experience Would Not Recommend To Anyone! read more

Great place for good quality authentic Mexican food. I highly recommend get the fajitas & quesadillas on Tuesdays because the food and drink specials are $5 & unbeatable. Plus the all you can eat chips & salsa, but remember that the beef queso & gauc costs extra LOL... I enjoy the margaritas $1.95 on Tuesdays.. and trying all of the different specialty dishes that Elenas has to offer. Fajitas beef or chicken are on point! It comes with fresh flour tortillas and your side of refried beans, pico de gallo, cheese, sour cream, & guacamole... Can't go wrong with this entree. The enchiladas are flavorful, cheesy, & HOT every time they arrive to your table. The service is really good & staff is nice, it's more of a family style restaurant and is super busy during lunch hours and on Tuesdays/Wednesdays at 5pm when they offer their signature drinks for low prices. The drinks go great with their HUGE portion $5 quesadillas and my group & I order a lot. read more

One of the beat Tex mex places in Bmt. The the Beef Queso its delicious. Oh and they have $2 Tuesdays!! I have only had one bad meal here the entire 10+ years ive eaten here. read more

Elena's Mexican Restaurant - The best Meat Queso in SETX - Mexican Near Me - Beaumont, Texas

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Great fajitas and enchiladas. The family that owns it is super nice and they've been a fixture of the community for decades. Haven't had a bad experience here in over 20 years of being in the area. read more

I came in here expecting great Mexican food. Boy was I disappointed. I ordered a beef enchilada and this is what I got. Where is the sauce? Where is the corn tortilla? If I could give it zero stars I would! You have been warned!! Come here with caution! I'm informing you so you don't waste your money like I did! read more

Elena's Mexican Restaurant - This is what enchiladas are here - Mexican Near Me - Beaumont, Texas

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I use to go to this location a lot because It was closer but I stopped going because the food was stale and a couple of times I had to send my plate back because there was hair in it. The to go orders were wrong more times then right. BUT... the College st location is amazing!! I make the drive the instead and never have had a issue. read more

Nicest workers & great food!!! Always a pleasant experience at this location! Keep up the good work!

The best authentic Mexican food in SETX!!!! 10/10 recommend. You won't find better queso or specials!

Heard this is the place for Mexican food in Beaumont. Went there yesterday for lunch. I wasn't too hungry, so ordered the small chicken fajita salad. My salad arrived, served in a fried tortilla, looked ok. As I started to eat, I noticed the chicken was just chunks of chicken breast with no seasoning. The lettuce was dry, as the salad was not dressed. So what I got was a fried tortilla in a bowl shape, with very dry unseasoned chicken and dry lettuce. If I ordered fajitas would I get a mound of dry unseasoned chunks of chicken breast? I asked for some dressing, the server looked at me like I just asked him to bring me a quart of motor oil. He finally responded and said either ranch or Italian. Italian dressing in a Mexican restaurant. Sure that was house made. He finally came back again and all they had was ranch. Guess that bottle of Italian was empty. I'm told this is the best in Beaumont for Mexican. read more

I've always gone to the one on College and have never been disappointed, but this was hands down the worst mexican food I have ever attempted to eat. First off, you walk in the door and the place just looks depressing, but we stayed anyway against our better judgment. My husband ordered the quesadillas which were almost to salty to eat. I had the chicken with sauteed onion and mushroom. The mushrooms looked like they were dumped on the chicken directly from the can and tasted that way too. The onions tasted like they touched the pan before being heaped on top of the rubbery, over cooked chicken. I'm not a picky person, but the food was inedible! The one good thing about the place was it was almost totally empty so we didn't have to wait long for our awful food! read more

The service was not bad but the food could have been a lot better. I went on Tuesday when the specials are nachos or quesadillas. We both got quesadillas and they were so full of cheese it was disgusting. My father used to love this place and judging by how crowded it got while we were there others do too. I will not be back however. If I wanted bad Mexican food I can go to one of the other 50 Mexican restaurants here in PA. read more

Excellent place to eat on a quick lunch break. The service is always quick and the staff is very friendly. I really like the spinach enchiladas. The proportions of spinach and cheese in the enchilada is spot on. I also like the Mexicorn. I usually substitute the beans for it. My husband likes the Enchiladas al Carbon. Elena's is a pretty good place to eat if you are looking for a Mexican food fix. read more

Always consistently good service and food for take-out and dine-in. Great spot for a casual lunch or dinner. Very accommodating for large parties or celebrations! Great Tuesday night margarita special. read more

Food was salty, lack of taste and covered with spices. Still feeling bloated from the food we ate hours ago! Order the fajita mix plate and regretting it!! Same your money go somewhere else. Sorry ugh... Save yourselves! read more

Excellent service. The food wasn't bad. The other location in Beaumont is better and alot cleaner in my opinion.

I've always been a fan of Elena's but usually the one on College Street. However when I was in the pool league that played out of Corner Pocket right around the corner on Tuesdays, I found that I could order a chalupa from here that would be ready quickly and I could return quickly to my team and our games. Didn't hurt that Tuesday's was also $1.95 Margarita night as well. Bottoms up ... gotta go ... !~ read more

I absolutely love this place great food and great service! Love the Flauta dinner!

Overall ok food and pretty good service We found this place and thought it was going to be gold. It has all the makings of a great local, authentic Mexican restaurant. Definitely nothing fancy (but the great Mexican restaurants never are... that's what makes them great and authentic). Service: Pretty good- our waiter was attentive and took care of us pretty well. Food: I ranked this place a little lower just because the food was a little disappointing. The best part of the meal was the queso. My family ordered tacos, enchiladas, and a chimichanga and none of them really tasted great. Food was dry, the salsa was a little too spicy. Idk...just not anything memorable and worth noting. Not horrible but also not great read more

Elena's had fantastic food. Their salsa and queso are the best in town (at least in my opinion). Also their lunch specials are filling and inexpensive. read more

What not to eat here, the streak and shrimp. Had to send streak back over cooked. 2nd was cooked ok, but 10oz steak looked like 6oz streak, barely 1/4 inch thick, more like breakfast steak. Was tough and chewy. Shrimp were small, over cooked and seasoning burnt on. Like coming here, but I definitely know what not to order next time. read more

I'm from San Antonio and, by South Texas standards, I'd give this place 2 stars tops, but this is Southeast Texas, and let's face it, the Mexican food around here is pretty average so I'll give it an average rating for being on par with what's available in this area. You'll do better to seek out Cajun food or barbecue around here but if you're in the mood for Mexican food, you might as well go to Elena's. Staff is nice and friendly. read more

The service is always nice and accommodating. I go for the menudo. Cheap drinks. It gets packed so go on a weekday.

Outdoor patio is NEVER open and always a lame excuse that no one is working out there but 5 waitstaff standing around inside with nothing to do,.Management has a terrible attitude, customer is there to serve the restaurant, not the other way around.Food ok but plenty more Mex places to go to. Bad attitude and overpriced, NO GO read more

Beaumont tex-mex at its best. Prices have gone up. Service is average but food is consistently good.

good food great margaretas